"Never I have wanted to sell to Frenkie of Jong. It is one of the mainstays of the team. For me already it is one of the leaders of the project. Have a lot of confidence in players like him", said Joan Laporta does some days in statements offered to the official means of the FC Barcelona. With this, the Barcelona president declared to the Dutch midfield player like one of the untransferable footballers, although it always has sounded like a possible sale.
In spite of what has said 'Jan', is not a secret for anybody that the Barça already tried to sell him in the summer of this year and that the Manchester United was the team that more presionó by his traspaso. They offered until 85 million euros between fixed and variables, but the will of Of Jong to remain prevailed at all times.
Of face to this market of wintry signings, the intention of the 'Network Devils' is to go back to the career by the midfield player of 25 years. Now, in the Barça have matenido a very distinct position to the one of the summer and, except unexpected twist of script, will not leave him go out. They are conscious that it can be a very important player and that it can mark the difference to short and average term.
However, as they explain from 'SPORT', the English club understands that the sudden 'love' of the Barça by Of Jong treats only of a strategy to be able to increase the price in case that it produce a sale. They know that the international with Low Countries does not save a good relation with the directive and are had to attack when it was pertinent.
Of the pressure to the decision
It is worth it to remember that, in statements to Ziggo Sports around the middle of October, declared that they had him presionado to go out: "I was calm. I decided, in May, that wanted to remain me. But afterwards you know that the pressure would begin to arrive... Yes, of the newspapers, of the president... Of all sides presionaron so that it went me, in fact. But I wanted to remain me in the Barça, so never it baffled me".
It is a point that the Manchester United will want to explode to increase the pressure and remain, finally, with Of Jong. Nevertheless, the footballer has very clear that it wants to remain in the Barça in the next years and does not foresee a movement, because it is very happy in the Spotify Camp Nou.